Archon of the Triumvirate
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Multicolor. Creature — Archon
Return to Ravnica #142 · Illustrated by David Rapoza
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Oracle text
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, detain up to two target nonland permanents your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)
4/5
Format legality
All 3 printings of Archon of the Triumvirate
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RNA Guild Kit gk2 #7· 2019rare· Cardmarket €0.14 | rare | $0.15 | No foil printing | €0.14 | |
 Return to Ravnica Promos prtr #142★· 2012Promorare· Cardmarket €0.36 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.52 | €0.36 foil | |
 Return to Ravnica rtr #142· 2012rare· Cardmarket €0.15 · €0.30 foil | rare | $0.22 | $0.33 | €0.15€0.30 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 7
- EDHREC rank
- #22,489 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Detain
- Artists
- David Rapoza, Svetlin Velinov
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Return to Ravnica card (#142).
142
- 142Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (8)
October 1, 2012
The two nonland permanents can be controlled by the same opponent or by different opponents.
October 1, 2012
The nonland permanents will be detained before blockers are chosen. Notably, a creature detained this way can’t block before it is detained.
April 15, 2013
Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form “[cost]: [effect].” No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.
April 15, 2013
When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player’s next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.
April 15, 2013
If a creature is already attacking or blocking when it’s detained, it won’t be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.
April 15, 2013
The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.
April 15, 2013
If a permanent’s activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.
April 15, 2013
If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.
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